Good team. If there is a problem in your area, direct it to the proper area and it will taken care…read moreof. May take a minute for them to respond, but remember the call before yours may have been more intense than yours.

The food here is horrible. The environment is also less than ideal. The weight staff can be a…read morelittle grumpy, but are consistent with her treatment of their customer. The sleeping arrangements also less something to be desired. The beds are hard. There are no pillows and it is cold all the time. You don't seem to be to me able

This historical marker is located in the westbound I-40 rest area near Crossville. It is not far…read morefrom the restrooms and vending machines building, so there's plenty of parking so that you can appreciate the history as you stretch your legs. The marker has the same texdt on both sides, reading "In 1817, John Kemmer purchased land here and built Kemmer Stand, a wayside inn, at the intersection of Burke Road. It was two-story, two-section structure that housed many travelers traversing the Cumberland Plateau. At the crest of this hill lies Walton or Great Stage Road. Built in 1800, it was the first federal road across the Plateau." It is marker number 2C-20 and it was erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission. [Review 1208 of 2024 - 523 in Tennessee - 22231 overall]

Tony and I was out driving on the backroads of Tennessee, after we left Fall Creek Falls State…read morePark. We entered the town of Pikeville, TN and had lunch and decided to explore and found this historical home. There was not much information there about the home on signs, so when I got home I had to look it up. I found a little bit of history about it. History: This two-story 1815 home next to the courthouse in Pikeville, TN was owned by John Bidgeman. Bridgeman was a local civic and business leader who outfitted a company of Confederate infantry from Bledsoe County. A federal-style house built in 1815, the John Bridgman House was one of the earliest dwellings in Pikeville. John Bridgeman was the founder of Pikeville and named the town after his home in North Carolina, Pike. The land that the John Bridgman house sits on is part of the original 30 acres purchased in 1816 to establish the city of Pikeville. The house was sold in 1992 to the First National Bank of Pikeville who helped restore it to its original glory. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1993. John migrated to Tennessee about 1811. Military records show that John joined the East Tennessee Militia at Washington, Rhea County, Tennessee during the War of 1812, where he served as a Sergeant. He was discharged May 14, 1814 after serving four months and eleven days. John was in Campbell County, Tennessee in December 1815, when he gave a power of attorney to collect any payments due him for his military service. John married Lavenia Cox at Bridgman's Mill, in Knox County, Tennessee John settled in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, where he appeared in the Bledsoe County court records in 1818, as a Commissioner for the town of Pikeville. Court records indicate that John bought and sold thousands of acres of land between the years 1818 and 1847. He also bought and sold a number of slaves between 1821 and 1837. John was elected to the House of Representatives for Bledsoe County, for the 13th General Assembly in 1819-1821